Fishing rod holder



June 20, 1950 I w, c HARRISON 2,512,151

FISHING ROD HOLDER Filed July 1, 1949 l0 FiGURE 4.

FEGURE 2. FIGURE 3.

INVENTOR. WILLIS CLARK HARRISON BY ATTO RN'EY Patented June 20, 1950UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING ROD HOLDER,

Willis Clark Harrison, Independence, Mo.

Application July 1, 1949, Serial No. 102,574

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improved support for fishing rods.

The principal object of this invention is the compact collapsing featureof the comprising members for storage and transport.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fishing rod butt anchormember pivoted to a standard to swing outward to an inclined angle fromthe vertical standard having a rigid forward inclined member to supportthe forward part of a pole, and to receive stop members of the buttanchor to limit the inclination thereof.

This invention consists in the fishing rod holder and the construction,combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter disclosed.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side view in elevation illustrating the improved fishingrod holder anchored in the ground and having a fishing rod illustratedin dotted lines anchored in the holder.

Figure 2 is a front view illustrating the collapsed fishing rod holder.

Figure 3 is a side view in elevation of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side view illustrating the fishing rod anchor member withthe trunnion formed thereon.

My fishing rod holder comprises a vertical standard with a rod shapedmember forming a U 5 with equal parallel legs 6 spaced apart. TheU-shaped member 5 is spaced from the rod eye shaped members I by forwardinclined members 8 and the eyes 9 face each other.

The fishing rod butt anchor member is formed with a U-shaped member Ihaving equal legs H spaced apart. The legs II have trunnions l2 formedthereon, with the aid of welding or other methods, for pivoting in rodeye forming memhers I. The trunnion-s 12 are secured in the eye formingmembers 1 preferably with washers l3 and cotter pins M.

The ends of the legs I l are bent to form hooks l to hook downward overthe forward inclined members 8 while the trunnions ii. are spaced fromthe hooks IE to form a limited angle of upward inclination for legs llpreferably 45 degrees from legs 6.

members 8 turned toward the river or other body of water and the buttend of a fishing pole is placed through the opening near the U-shapedmember 5 and slid along the space between members i l and anchoredagainst the U-shaped member Ill. The weight of the forward end of thefishing pole will lift the U-shaped member 10 and cause the members H toswing outward and upward on trunnions l2 until the hooks I5 on the endsof members II are pressed firmly against the forward inclined members 8.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A collapsible rod holder comprising, in combination, a U-shapedstandard formed of a rod member and having equal parallel legs spacedapart, eye shaped members formed in each leg and spaced from the Uportion of said rod shaped member, said eye shaped members having theopenings thereof facing each other, said U portion of said rod beinginclined with said legs beginning with said eye shaped members, a secondswing outwardly approximately 4.5 degrees from The eye forming members Iare closed with said first parallel rods and the stop members of saidsecond member anchoring over the first rod members and hooking thereonbetween the first mentioned U and said eye shaped members.

2. A collapsible rod holder comprising, a vertical supporting member,said vertical member having a journal bearing formed in the top thereof,a forward rod supporting member inclined forward from and rigid withsaid vertical member, a rear rod supporting member, a hook projectedfrom the forward end of said rear rod supporting member, said rear rodsupporting member being journaled in said journal bearing to swingoutward from said vertical supporting member when supporting the buttend of a fishing rod, and said hook engaging said forward rod supportingmember to anchor said rear supporting member in an inclined positionwith respect to said vertical supporting member.

WILLIS CLARK HARRISON.

No references cited.

